{"id":368738,"date":"2014-08-31T23:05:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T23:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=368738"},"modified":"2025-01-10T21:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T21:16:12","slug":"ugly-grand-prix-cars-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ugly-grand-prix-cars-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Driven to Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Driven to Crime<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>by Robert W. Butsch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/james.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-581412 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/james.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/james.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/james-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/james-100x82.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/james-293x239.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>The Formula Junior race at Brands Hatch in 1963 that saw Mike Hailwood, piloting a Brabham in his first try at four wheel competition, finish fifth is remembered today only for being the advent of the British two-wheel ace&#8217;s star-crossed Grand Prix career. 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